Shirley Geok Lin Lim

Her love for english literature led her to win a federal scholarship to the university of malaya where she graduated with a ba first class honours in english.

Shirley geok lin lim. By age 11 she knew she wanted to be a poet. Shirley geok lin lim fulbright and wien international scholar. Crossing the peninsula other poems. Shirley s long farewell new straits times 30 june 1999.

Times books international 1996. Shirley geok lin lim is a writer poet and academic well known in the u s ignored in france where not even a line is translated. Among several other awards that she has received her memoir among the white moon faces received the 1997 american. From brandeis university in 1973 and has also taught at internationally at the national university of singapore nie of nanyang technological university and most recently as chair professor at the university of hong kong.

Memoirs of a nonya feminist. Her first collection of poems crossing the peninsula published in 1980 won her the commonwealth poetry prize a first both for an asian and for a woman. She received her ph d. She received her early education at infant jesus college under the then british colonial system.

At 10 her first poem was published in the malacca times. Singapore and kuala lumpur. Ars poetica for the day. Narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator the reader realises after reading the story that lim may be exploring the theme of responsibility.

1 malacca the sleepy hollow. Born in malacca malaysia shirley geok lin lim was raised by her chinese father and attended missionary schools. Shirley geok lin lim 1944 was born in malacca malaysia. Yet she is a leading figure and a talented writer who can be discovered by reading her memoirs probably her best novel among the white moon faces 1.

Shirley geok lin lim is a professor in the english department at the university of california santa barbara. Born in malacca in 1944 a beautiful city 150 kilometers south of kuala. Shirley geok lin lim born 1944 was born in malacca malaysia she is an american writer of poetry fiction and criticism. Brandeis university is an asian american malaysian singapore writer of poetry fiction creative non fiction and criticism.

Her first collection of poems crossing the peninsula published in 1980 won the commonwealth poetry prize a first both for an asian and a woman.